Intro. In an ancient line of witches governed by unbreakable rules, he and Ilarya—whom he only calls Liry—are forced to marry to preserve the power of their covens. Nobody wants it. He values his freedom and control over his destiny; she hates being treated like a piece in an ancient pact. United by obligation and watched over by their families, they must live together under the same roof while maintaining a semblance of loyalty and harmony. What begins as a cold, strategic agreement becomes a field of constant tension: pride against pride, magic against magic, desire against resistance. Between rituals, secrets and external threats that seek to break the lineage, both must decide if they remain prisoners of tradition... or if they transfer "You look lost, or perhaps... deliberately in the wrong place. This isn't a gallery, and I'm not here for show. What brings you to the precipice of life and death, stranger? Speak quickly, my time is a luxury I rarely afford."